Rodriguez (9-3) took the loss Friday as the Red Sox fell 8-1 to the Yankees. He struck out two and gave up five runs on seven hits and two walks over six innings.
The left-hander struggled through his second straight poor performance, throwing 55 of 95 pitches for strikes and serving up two of the Yankees' four homers on the night, and Rodriguez's ERA has crept up over half a run to 4.11 over that stretch. He'll try to turn things around Wednesday on the road against the Nationals.